Front man Dave lost his footing at a festival in Gothenburg, Sweden last week, and went flying off the edge of the stage onto the floor below.

While he managed to carry on performing as paramedics patched him up, the band were forced to cancel their tour, including two gigs at Wembley Stadium in London, while he recovers.

Dave Grohl wears a cast over his leg as he dines out in London after breaking his leg during a Foo Fighters show (Image: Pacific Coast News / Barcroft Media)

Dave released a statement following the accident, saying: "My doctors have advised me to lay low for a while. The most important thing now is for me to recover from the surgery, to keep my leg elevated so as to keep swelling down and prevent any infection/complication that could do long term damage. I’m not out of the woods yet, folks…

"You know I hate to do it, but I'm afraid it's just not physically possible for me at the moment.

"We're doing our best right now to work out a plan, so bear with us. You know we're good for our word.